Title: Mask
Material: Wood and pigments
People: Mossi
Country: Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou region)
Description: The lobed hairstyle ëGyonfoí represents a Fulani
woman. The Fulani women played an important
role in the myth of a particular clanís founding.
Often worn with large gold earrings & colored
scarves, the mask served as a physical embodiment
of the collective spirits and clanís ancestors.
Dimensions: 12" high by 6.5" wide by 15" long
Stand included.
